The Morris County Courthouse in Morristown.Robert Sciarrino/ The Star-Ledger

MORRISTOWN — A state human services police officer at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Parsippany is facing a charge of aggravated assault for allegedly hitting a patient with his police baton and causing a minor injury.

Jamal Hogan, 40, of East Orange, acted “recklessly” when he hit the patient, according to Morris County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Weber. The incident occurred on March 6 and Hogan was charged on May 23, according to court records.

Hogan has been suspended from his job, Weber said.

Hogan appeared in court in Superior Court in Morristown today for a conference and he rejected the prosecutor’s plea offer, Weber said.

The prosecutor offered a sentence which would have involved probation with no jail time but would require Hogan to forfeit his public employment and his pension.

The case will go to a grand jury for a possible indictment if Hogan does not accept the plea offer within the next two weeks, Weber said.